New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-15
and passages omitted In tho English edition have beor
specially translated for this.
1.-THE PILGRIMS PROGRESS."-A
UTSCOVERY
From The London Timea

From The London Timsa
20 taken In the discovery OF the
warrant for Bunyan's imprisonment. that II seems
desirable that Its exact text ahould be Published !
therefore sujon literal merely promising that
IN the deciphering OF some words the verihcaton %,
srdenee have had the Invaluable aid OF Mr. r. Mannde
Thompson the accomplished keeper OF the manuscripts
Few preliminary remarks are needed On the accession
OF the Dandy Ministry the policy Of toeration toward
rmary g. 1918 all conventcles suppressed and
all licenses to preach Withdrawn Bunyan WIS Iett =,
the mercy Of his enemies who struck al him Win all
Tie movers would be Sir W Beecher. NJ p for the
borough. Sir George Blunde. and Dr. Fostor chancellor
Lincoln three Of the magistrates connected win me
first imprsonmentbittcr harasseTs Of Dlssentsrs All
OF Archdeaconry Court had Ia the year 0os' alone
nene"sr John Napier ~ r county six baron
and seals was issued the following warrant:
ITO the Constablcs OF Bedford and TO every OF them
Whereas information and complaint is n made as
Majties late act OF most grations goodwill
Napicr and free pardon to all his subjects for past
misdeme in0u that by his said clementie
and indugent guard and favor they might
bee moved and induced for tho time to
W Beecher come more carefully TO observe his High
ness lawes aud Statutes and TO continue in
their loyal and due obedience to MS Matte
G Plundell Yeti one John Bunnyon o! ye said Iowne
Tynker hath divers times within one month
last past in SOnemp ,s,o OF MS St MS soIa
HUM Monoux Gle Meeting Assembly under color or
ptenee Of exercise Of s rs o,n or Tnn
Will Franklin tiss of the Church OF England These
are therefore in his Majties name 10
Command you forthwith to apPrehsend and and
before IL OF any OF IL, other his Maities
Justice OF Peace within the said County 10
aus wer the Premises and further To 100
John yentris and receave Lave and Justice shall
appertaine and hereof you are not to iaie
Given under our handes ana scales tnis UNI,
twentieth yeare OF the RaiGne Of our most
gracious soveraieno Lord King CHARLES inc
Second A que ~i nr s juxta sr lc74
VIII Gary St Jc CAsrnockc VIM Daniels
TBrowne " Poster
The document ia so little thumbed solol that it can
not have been long in a consiabc's horny palm. Tho
sufferer was not far to seek lie may even nave done
new as he did on his first to the consiabes
house TO surrender With him II was out simple duty
did OF the great and noble use to which lie
to turn his captivity nor mat ne himself wold vc
of the gain TO religion aud literature TO en'ue
from it.
IL only remains briefly indicate how this unknown
and treasure has been preserved To u and
Mr. Thompson permits me TO say that ne considers my
account OF 1t as reasonable ana probable
Among the ministers elected for Noneon'ornity IN
cy president Harvard College lie settled at 3ustol
as physician spdring to give valuable help TO the
harassed Disorders especially IN defending those pr3se
Gated under tho acts relating TO religion lie was styled
their Attorney General" and as such prosecuted ana
exied with forfeit of in AMI goods in 1856. lie would
have much to do with The success OF Bnshels case al e
end OF 1870. where the full Court Of Common Pleas held
that juryman couli not We fined nor Imprisoned on the
ground that his verdict was against evidence or tie IL
Iseton 81 po te Su% Sc,1 H%.s was considered as
second Hampton. and his case Will he green cary IN
1919. IL may wei he mat bnnyahs Ilen's Wonu LOT
might be made of the short month between
date the proclamation before which there was no
legal offence and the date ~ the warrant
However. the Intervention of the Bshopct Lincoln
would be known. the sufferer released III six
months and tne warrant would pass into the g"oI py
scian's piseonhOcs. whore II would remain uuiH IL
passed with documents derived from his father,
into the hands OF his grandson DR. Charles thaunf ny
whose family, am informed by their solicitors. NcssfS
Naples. Teesdale IL CO.. they have been now sold.
The nature of the document Is so plain upon I's lace
that experts who have seen II nave wondered ~"
could long have remained uadceced even passing
crowded sale-room Of Keen buvc's wlholt s inp1I-
ttuco being recognized am sir, your ooeGcni servant
Ienpic. W. c. III 'IIt